Is there any case law where a defense counsel has been found to have made a personal attack on the integrity of the defense counsel?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Carsten, A132407 (Cal. App. 2012):
argument, there is no reasonable likelihood the jury interpreted this remark as a personal attack on the integrity of defense counsel. (People v. Young (2005) 34 Cal.4th 1149, 1192.) Moreover, to the extent the jury possibly could have construed these comments in an objectionable manner, this could have been cured by an admonition.
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